Composer
Richard Whiting
American composer and songwriter (1891–1938)
1891–1938
10 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1891
- Died
- 1938
- Birthplace
- Peoria
- Place of death
- Beverly Hills
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Richard Armstrong Whiting (November 12, 1891 – February 19, 1938) was an American composer of popular songs, including the standards "Hooray for Hollywood", "Ain't We Got Fun?" and "On the Good Ship Lollipop". He also wrote lyrics occasionally, and film scores most notably for the standard "She's Funny That Way".
He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1936 for "When Did You Leave Heaven" from the film Sing, Baby Sing.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; songwriter; film score composer; song plugger
- Education
- Harvard-Westlake School
- Awards
- Songwriters Hall of Fame
- Birth name
- Richard Armstrong Whiting
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 22334024
- ISNI
- 0000000108785808
- GND ID
- 1046264915
- Library of Congress ID
- n85173099
- MusicBrainz ID
- 3310977b-ff65-4e3e-a74c-3919e35ea370
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Vocal, Guitar, Voice, Choir
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooray For Hollywood | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| My Ideal | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Eadie Was A Lady | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Ain't We Got Fun/In a Little Front Parlor | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Too Marvelous For Words | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Beyond The Blue Horizon | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| She's Funny That Way | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Horses | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Ukulele Lady | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| You're Still an Old Sweetheart of Mine | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 22334024. Portrait: Richard A. Whiting, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.